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The 5 Levels of Agentic Engineering

A CTO’s framework for going from vibe coding to world-class.

Dotfile CTO James Trunk shares his 5-level framework for agentic engineering from vibe coding to specification engineering, and how to stay valuable as AI reshapes software teams, hiring, and productivity.

JTJames Trunk· CTO at Dotfile
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The 5 Levels of Agentic Engineering

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James Trunk

James Trunk

CTO at Dotfile

James has 25+ years of experience building high-performance teams and launching successful products. He has a proven track record transforming startups into scale-ups through process innovation, strategic product development, and people-first leadership. James has built a bank from scratch, open-sourced a world-class architecture, advised leadership teams, coached executives, and sat on multiple boards.

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